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HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY: SCIENCE, SYSTEMS AND GLOBAL IMPACT 13 – 15 May 2014 | Boston, MA USA | www.humanitariantechnology.org HUMTECH 2014 CONFERENCE PROGRAM FirstLook Rapid global humanitarian response When» the stakes are high and the clock is ticking, FirstLook high resolution geospatial data helps solve complex problems in groundbreaking ways, enabling you to save time, resources, and lives BEFORE SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN AFTER SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN When it comes to crisis response, risk mitigation and emergency evacuation, real-world answers start with DigitalGlobe FirstLook. TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES digitalglobe.com /firstlook HumTech2014 Boston, MA 13-15 May 2014 Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2014 was organized to bring together academ- ics, policymakers, government, nonprofits, and the private sector to showcase recent research and field work accomplishments and to discuss how technology can help improve humanitarian efforts. Emphasis was placed on topics that have a broad global humanitarian impact and are a result of systematic and evidence-based re- search and field work. Given the technological advances revolutionizing humanitarian action and international development, it is an appropriate time for a conference dedicated to this topic. HumTech2014, held in Boston/Cambridge, MA, takes advantage of a vibrant innovation district, home to high- tech firms and leading academic institutions. The program features technical sessions and technology and poli- cy panels on all aspects of technology, from science to systems, in support of humanitarian action. These were carefully selected so that topics can be uniquely presented within an operationally-relevant context, drawing as much as possible from real-world experiences in humanitarian operations and logistics, disaster relief, emer- gency management, disease management and international development. We strived to achieve this through invited talks and panel sessions presented by leading researchers, field workers and government officials. HumTech2014 is organized across six conference tracks: • Track A: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, focuses on technology-based solutions that help protect and provide relief to communities facing man-made and natural disasters. • Track B: Health and Disease Management, focuses on topics of relevance to global health research. • Track C: Public Safety and Emergency Management, focuses on technical challenges facing emergency responders and innovative technologies that enable more effective response. • Track D: Emerging Technologies, focuses on advanced research and technology development that promises to create smart cities and resilient communities, and alleviate the difficulties faced by developing communities. Subject topics were sought to span sensors, networks and systems, optical and rf devices, ad-hoc networks, additive manufacturing, renewable energy, social media and big data analytics, unmanned platforms, autonomy and intelligent systems, and resilient systems. • Track E: International Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security, focuses on ways that technology can improve living standards across the globe. Technological enhancements in infrastructure and transportation, as well as sustainable food production and distribution, can play a significant role in improving the quality of life of the impoverished and hungry. • Track F: Open Track on Water, Energy, Agriculture, Policy, Security, Education, ... This track focuses on topics across technology, social and economic policy, public-private partnerships, and social entrepreneurship. Our hope is that the Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact international conference series will promote social value creation through collaboration and technical exchange. We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, authors, speakers, poster and exhibit presenters, members of the organizing committee, reviewers, session chairs, and student volunteers for contributing to the success of HumTech2014. 3 Day 1 - Tuesday, 13 May 2014 HumTech2014 Boston, MA 13-15 May 2014 Monday, 12 May 2014 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Check-In and Cocktail Hour Great Room, 2nd Floor Tuesday, 13 May 2014 7:30 am Breakfast and Registration Opens 8:25 am Opening Remarks Opening Plenary Session Grand Ballroom 8:30 am “Supporting Responsible Humanitarian Innovations” Patrick Vinck Director, Program for Vulnerable Populations Harvard Humanitarian Initiative 9:10 am “Technology Outcomes at FEMA” Ted Okada Chief Technology Officer Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 9:50 am “#ICTenables” Albert A. Gembara, Technology Integration Officer John Peyrebrune, Management and Administration Team Leader Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/OFDA) 10:30 am break Morning Keynote Session: Water, Energy, … Grand Ballroom 10:45 am “Energy Systems Integration Vision” Martha Symko-Davies Director of Partnerships for Energy Systems Integration (ESI) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 11:05 am “The MadiDrop: A New Point-of-Use Water Treatment Technology for the Developing World” James A. Smith Professor, University of Virginia Founder and Director, PureMadi 4 HumTech2014 Boston, MA 13-15 May 2014 Day 1 - Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Morning Keynote Session: Health and Disease Management Grand Ballroom Scaling Up Supply of Global Health Technologies 11:30 am Jarrod Goentzel Director MIT Humanitarian Response Lab 11:50 am Jonathan Lascher Haiti Program Manager Partners In Health (PIH) 12:10 pm Lunch - Bisuteki Tokyo Japanese Steak House (Hotel Lobby) Featured Talks: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Grand Ballroom 1:30 pm “The Role of Technology on Socio-Technical Systems: The Post-Disaster Humanitarian Relief Case” José Holguín-Veras Professor and Director VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1:50 pm “Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief: Lessons from the Middle East” Jacob Korenblum President & CEO Souktel 2:10 pm break Contributed Talks Session 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm Session A1. Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Track Ballroom A 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm Session F1. Open Track: Water, Energy, … Ballroom B 4:15 pm break Contributed Talks Session 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Session E1. International Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Track Ballroom A 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Session D1. Emerging Technologies Track Ballroom B 5 Day 1 - Tuesday, 13 May 2014 HumTech2014 Boston, MA 13-15 May 2014 Contributed Talks Session A1. Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Track 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm, Ballroom A Marc Zissman, Mischa Shattuck, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Development and Use of a Comprehensive Humanitarian Assessment Erica Gralla, George Washington University; Louise Ivers, Tool in Post-Earthquake Haiti Harvard Medical School; Jarrod Goentzel, MIT Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approach to Site Suitability of Richard Curran, Matthew Bates, US Army Corps of Engi- U.S. Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Projects neers; Heather Bell, Pacific Disaster Center Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Amherst; An Integrated Disaster Relief Supply Chain Network Model with Time Amir Masoumi, Manhattan College; Targets and Demand Uncertainty Min Yu, University of Portland Henning Gösling, Jutta Geldermann, A Framework to Compare OR Models for Humanitarian Logistics Universität Göttingen HELP: Handheld Emergency Logistics Program for Generating Struc- Buck Bradley, Arijit Das, Ryan Barnes, Gurminder Singh, tured Requests in Stressful Conditions Naval Postgraduate School An Exploratory Study of Vehicle Access and Road Density in Disasters Alain Vaillancourt, Hanken School of Economics Evidence Aid: A Resource for those Preparing For and Responding To Claire Allen, Mike Clarke, Bonnix Kayabu, Natural Disasters, Humanitarian Crises Dominic Mellon, Evidence Aid and Major Healthcare Emergencies Clay Westrope, REACH Initiative; Groundtruthing OpenStreetMap Damage Assessments Robert Banick, American Red Cross Logistics Micro-Platforms as Points of Supply in Case of a Disaster David Hidalgo, Harold Gámez, LOGYCA Session F1. Open Track: Water, Energy, … 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm, Ballroom B Frank Bergh, Louis Woofenden, Scott Herr, Community Based Empowerment Engineers Without Borders USA Off-Grid Solar Power for Humanitarian Action: From Emergency Joseph Franceschi, INGOvation, Inc.; Jaron Rothkop, Communication to Refugee Camp Micro-grids ZeroBase Energy; Gabriel Miller, New York University Cristian Birzer, Paul Medwell, Greg MacFarlane, Matthew A Biochar-Producing, Dung-Burning Cookstove Read, Josh Wilkey, Matthew Higgins, Tomas West, for Humanitarian Purposes The University of Adelaide Peter Kalt, Cristian Birzer, Harrison Evans, Anthony Liew, A Solar Disinfection Water Treatment System for Remote Communities Mark Padovan, Michael Watchman, The University of Adelaide Victoria Tersigni, Julie Ann Haldeman, Kevin Francfort, Implementing Pico-Hydropower Sites in Rural Rwanda Scott Gladstone, Dartmouth College Understanding Performance Variability of Laura Kohler, JoAnn Silverstein, Highly Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems University of Colorado Boulder Amy Schweikert, Paul Chinowsky, University of Colorado Climate Change and Infrastructure Impacts: Boulder; Xavier Espinet, Institute of Climate and Civil Comparing the Impacts on Roads in Ten Countries through 2100 Systems; Michael Tarbert, University of Portland